A mite chilly for some, the weather yesterday was utterly glorious by my standards. We arrived early and found an excellent parking spot close to the gate. Went shopping and managed to get exactly what we were looking for, including three new hand-made coffee mugs with lovely purple and blue enameling. Naomi got skirts and […]

Naomi and I took a road trip yesterday to the most wonderful establishment… Glenmere Mansion. Sitting high on a hilltop overlooking the serene Glenmere Lake, this jewel commands sweeping views of the entire valley. Truly magnificent. And that is before you get inside… The $30M restoration is evident everywhere. The attention to detail bespeaks the […]

Back in Savannah! Many thanks to the staff at Ruth’s Chris in Fort Lauderdale for taking extraordinary care of us and our family for the two consecutive nights that we dined with them. Also thanks to Il Lugano for a fine stay. We arranged with our friend Geoff to go out for the day in […]

What a disgusting place. The humidity is over 70% full time and the temps are in the 80′s by 8am. Saw my grandfather yesterday afternoon. He is alert but very frail. It is quite painful to see him like this. We will spend the day with him today. We had ill dealings with the Marriott […]

Hey all, Wanted to let you all know that we are having a STELLAR traffic day today . . . we are at over 220k PVs already, which would be a great day for us altogether. We have a feature on the homepage of cnn.com/travel, which is driving some nice traffic. We link to a slideshow, […]

This weekend is our joint birthday weekend. I am very excited that we will be back in NYC on Friday for the Chocolate Show, and to dine at 11 Madison Park that evening. Should be a wonderful day. Then we will be at Elements for dinner Saturday night for Naomi’s birthday. No working for me […]

Back in NYC, that is. Have a short gig at B&H, as well as a lunch meeting with a potential client. I am so happy to be sitting in the little coffee shop I used to go to all the time. It has been almost two years and they still recognized and welcomed me back. […]